diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a48ef765ccc5..9a721dcc7411 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ endif (CLR_CMAKE_PLATFORM_UNIX)
 
 # Microsoft.Dotnet.BuildTools.Coreclr version
 set(BuildToolsVersion "1.0.4-prerelease")
-set(BuildToolsDir "${CLR_DIR}/packages/Microsoft.DotNet.BuildTools.CoreCLR/${BuildToolsVersion}")
+set(BuildToolsDir "${CLR_CMAKE_PACKAGES_DIR}/Microsoft.DotNet.BuildTools.CoreCLR/${BuildToolsVersion}")
 
 #------------------------------
 # Add Product Directory
diff --git a/build-packages.sh b/build-packages.sh
index ed4dec964302..4de98e6db30f 100755
--- a/build-packages.sh
+++ b/build-packages.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ initHostDistroRid()
     if [ "$__HostOS" == "Linux" ]; then
         if [ -e /etc/os-release ]; then
             source /etc/os-release
-            if [[ $ID == "alpine" || $ID == "rhel"]]; then
+            if [[ $ID == "alpine" || $ID == "rhel" ]]; then
                 # remove the last version digit
                 VERSION_ID=${VERSION_ID%.*}
             fi
diff --git a/build.cmd b/build.cmd
index 62e503d2894f..4316d61d4514 100644
--- a/build.cmd
+++ b/build.cmd
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@ set "__ProjectDir=%~dp0"
 if %__ProjectDir:~-1%==\ set "__ProjectDir=%__ProjectDir:~0,-1%"
 set "__ProjectFilesDir=%__ProjectDir%"
 set "__SourceDir=%__ProjectDir%\src"
-set "__PackagesDir=%__ProjectDir%\packages"
+set "__PackagesDir=%DotNetRestorePackagesPath%"
+if [%__PackagesDir%]==[] set "__PackagesDir=%__ProjectDir%\packages"
 set "__RootBinDir=%__ProjectDir%\bin"
 set "__LogsDir=%__RootBinDir%\Logs"
 set "__PgoOptDataVersion="
diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index ad4a6e17a117..cbb2c8e4a405 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ initHostDistroRid()
     if [ "$__HostOS" == "Linux" ]; then
         if [ -e /etc/os-release ]; then
             source /etc/os-release
-            if [[ $ID == "alpine" || $ID == "rhel"]]; then
+            if [[ $ID == "alpine" || $ID == "rhel" ]]; then
                 # remove the last version digit
                 VERSION_ID=${VERSION_ID%.*}
             fi
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ __IgnoreWarnings=0
 # Set the various build properties here so that CMake and MSBuild can pick them up
 __ProjectDir="$__ProjectRoot"
 __SourceDir="$__ProjectDir/src"
-__PackagesDir="$__ProjectDir/packages"
+__PackagesDir="${DotNetRestorePackagesPath:-${__ProjectDir}/packages}"
 __RootBinDir="$__ProjectDir/bin"
 __UnprocessedBuildArgs=
 __RunArgs=